Sacred Heart receives $28k grant

Wells Fargo employees have been active volunteers at Sacred Heart Community Service for the past four years, and now the bank has given the nonprofit a grant of $28,000.

Poncho Guevara, executive director of Sacred Heart, says, "Wells Fargo's volunteer work during and after the recession helped feed and clothes thousands of families."

This grant, he says, "will make sure we have trained staff available to help people affected by the recession work toward self-sufficiency."

Founded in 1964 to address hunger and homelessness in San Jose, the agency is nondenominational and serves more than 70,000 individuals annually.

Primary clientele are the working poor with minimum wage jobs, who are struggling to pay for rent, food, medical expenses and education. Sacred Heart works to meet immediate needs with emergency food, clothing and housing assistance to prevent eviction. The agency also offer longer-term supports such as employment services, financial coaching, education and family mentoring.